"Graffiti is an incredible problem all over, and it’s one of the most significant issues that I’m asked about by our citizens,' Nehring told the volunteers. 'It’s great to see you all stepping up
like this. We do have our Graffiti Task Force, headed up by Council member Jeff Vaughan, but government can’t take care of it all..."

"Nehring agreed that graffiti is 'very unwelcome' in Marysville due to its unsightliness and its indications of gang activity, and commended Marysville City Council member Jeff Vaughan's work with
the city's Graffiti Task Force."

"...Marysville City Council member Jeff Vaughan also met with middle school students throughout the district last year, as part of the Parks and Recreation "Graffiti Hurts" campaign, to "talk with
kids, and not at them" about the problems caused by graffiti, as well as to solicit their suggestions for solutions."

"Vaughan spoke about the city 'throwing the book' at adult [graffiti] offenders, and advocated a program under which they would be sentenced to clean up the town while wearing bright orange vests
that read 'graffiti offender'. This latter remark earned Vaughan applause from attendees."

"Councilman Jeff Vaughan reported the city had cleaned up over 200 incidents of graffiti in the two weeks prior. He added billable costs for graffiti clean-up have topped $65,000 since July of
last year."

"I'd like to publicly thank Marysville Police Commander Robb Lamoureux, Parks and Rec Director Jim Ballew, and City Council member Jeff Vaughan for taking the time to meet with every student at
Totem Middle School this past week to educate us about the problem of graffiti..."

"Councilman Jeffrey Vaughan pleaded for an immediate response against the city’s growing graffiti problem. 'I want to see some real action on graffiti this year,' he told the Council, adding,
'This is personal to me.' Vaughan’s teenage son is a member of the Scout troop whose signs were vandalized."

"For City Councilman Jeff Vaughan, who helped organize the city’s Graffiti Task Force, the problem has had a personal impact. 'It really hit me personally when my son’s Eagle Scout project was
vandalized within days of being completed in Jennings Park,' said Vaughan. With the help of donated hours and materials, the teen created a scenic vista overlooking Allen Creek with park benches
installed on concrete pads. 'Unfortunately, the viewpoint became a target of vandals,' Vaughan explained, 'requiring city staff to paint over graffiti on the benches many times each week. Eventually,
the benches were so badly damaged that the Parks Department had to remove them.'